WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 1998: Re: VERY Embarrassing Question...(This is not a joke.)

Re: VERY Embarrassing Question...(This is not a joke.)

From: William D. McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Dec 1998 21:50:04 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Jess wrote: >
>Please don't misinterpret my concern as a joke. I am too embarrassed to
>ask anyone this question for fear of being laughed at.
>
>I am scheduled for my first visit with a gyn and I'm nervous. I went to
>Gyn101 here, and that helped a lot. One fear still remains: Obviously
>the exam is clinical and sterile, and there's NOTHING remotely good
>about it, but (no laughing!) I am VERY sensitive there and am terrified
>of my body 'reacting' to being examined. I certainly don't expect to
>have an orgasm or anything, but I'm still scared about my body
>'reacting' in even the slightest way. I think I would die of
>embarrassment on the spot.
>
>Am I making too much of this? Does this actually happen to some women?
>This is the main reason I've put off seeing a doctor. I've actually
>cancelled appointments in the past because of this fear...or maybe it's
>just stupidity!
>
>Any comments will be appreciated. I really need some thoughts before my
>appointment next week. Thank you.

Don't worry about it. Your practitioner would never be able to tell even if you did "react", but I assure you, you won't. On the other hand, my wife has a funny story along these lines. She is also a gynecologist, but when she was in medical school, she had to do her time with male patients. One of her first exams was on a teenage boy. She says that it was a tossup which of them was more embarrassed when the boy got an erection during his hernia exam, him or her. Women have a much more discreet response, and a much less arousing exam.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD Clarksville, TN

This is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace consultation and examination by your physician or other health care provider.

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